Monday, March 5, 2012

Newsbriefs

Alabama governor

punishes two aides

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Two more aides have been punished by Gov. DonSiegelman for their role in Alabama's ticket-fixing scandal.

The two-week suspensions of Siegelman's legislative liaison,Sheron Rose, and Chris Pitts, his community relations director, cameTuesday as the governor's legal adviser issued a report on thescandal showing there have been favors with traffic tickets in thestate for many years.

Such abuse "undercuts public confidence in government, and I amproud to be the governor who puts a stop to it," Siegelman said.

Pitts and Rose, who were suspended without pay, had admittedtheir …

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